GC Softball: Lady Tigers lose to Ennis 9-7
Apr. 15—Brinly Burke had a two-run double and belted a home run, but it wasn't enough for Corsicana's Lady Tigers, who lost to Ennis 9-7 Tuesday in Ennis, where the two rivals went back-and-forth all night before Ennis scored late to win the crucial District 14-5A game.
The first six Lady Tigers scored. Jaylee Woolley went 1-for-3 and scored, Sadie Mitchell went 1-for-3 and scored, Brinley went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs, and scored and Gabby James went 1-for-3 with a double and scored. Marleigh Tidwell, who started and went the distance on the mound, went 1-for-3 and scored, and Jaden Smith, who went 1-for-3 and and drove in a run, scored.
The Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the first, thanks to Brinley's two-run double, but Ennis came back with a run in the first and a five-run fourth inning to take a 6-3 lead.
The Lady Tigers stormed back when Burke hit a solo home run that ignited a three-run fifth that knotted the score at 6-6. But Ennis scored two in the bottom of the fifth to retake the lead 8-6. The Tigers closed to 8-7 in the sixth, but Ennis added a run in the sixth.
The Lady Tigers play their final game. of the season at 7 p.m. Friday at home against Red Oak.
